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Take Back Your Health

Amy Myers, MDwww.amymyersmd.com
Are you on the path to optimal health and looking for the latest breakthroughs in longevity and functional medicine? After her own struggle with an autoimmune thyroid condition, Dr. Amy Myers has made it her life’s mission to expose the flaws of conventional medicine and help others avoid the pain that she endured. More than a Functional Medicine doctor, Dr. Amy Myers is a two-time New York Times bestselling author, wife, mother, and visionary founder and CEO behind the influential e-commerce wellness brand, Amy Myers MD®. Through this brand, and with a clear vision of creating a path to optimal health and wellness for all, Dr. Amy Myers is here to change the future of medicine and empower others to Take Back Their Health. This show will be a mix of solo episodes and conversations with world renowned leading experts on the topics of functional medicine, autoimmunity, gut health and empowering people to get to the root of their issues and offer solutions so they can thrive. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
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Episodes

The Myers Way Episode 19: Hidden Sources of Gluten With Jennifer Fugo

[Originally published on August 26, 2013] Jennifer Fugo is the founder of Gluten Free School, a website dedicated to teaching gluten-sensitive individuals commonsense, simple and powerful steps to get healthy. She’s a certified Health Coach named a “Gluten Free Guru” by Philadelphia Magazine who created the popular “Gluten-Free Sugar Cleanse” to teach gluten-free folks how to experience positive physical changes through commonsense sugar reduction. Jennifer is sought after expert for news contri...

Aug 26, 201358 min

The Myers Way Episode 18: Immune System Recovery Plan With Dr. Susan Blum

[Originally published on August 19, 2013] Dr. Susan Blum is the Founder and Director of Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook, New York. She is a Preventive Medicine and Chronic Disease Specialist, Dr. Blum is a member of the Medical Advisory Board for The Dr. Oz Show. She has appeared on Fox 5 News, ABC Eyewitness News, and is regularly quoted in Real Simple, Harper’s Bazaar, Redbook. Dr. Blum’s mission for Blum Center for Health is to facilitate a personalized healing experience by creating a pa...

Aug 19, 201355 min

The Myers Way Episode 17: Green Beauty With W3LL PEOPLE

[Originally published on August 12, 2013] With over 17 years of experience in the cosmetic and skincare industry, make-up guru Shirley Pinkson brings her expertise in artistry and business to W3LL PEOPLE™ Cosmetics. Before partnering to create W3LL PEOPLE™, Shirley served as the corporate leader for NARS Cosmetics and grew NARS into one of the top five cosmetic lines in America. In addition, she held the position of Lead Cosmetics Business Manager at Barney’s NYC. If one thing is for certain, it...

Aug 12, 201346 min

The Myers Way Episode 16: Healthy Kids with Brianne Williams RD

[Originally published on August 5, 2013] Brianne is a nutritionist with training in dietetics at the University of Texas at Austin. During her time at UT she completed her dietetic internship working at Seton Medical Center, the Texas Department of State Health Services, and a private practice with a local dietitian. Prior to joining the team at Austin UltraHealth, Brianne counseled patients with various nutritional needs, taught healthy lifestyle programs for children and families with the Aust...

Aug 05, 201350 min

The Myers Way Episode 15: Juicing 101 with Drew Canole

[Originally published on July 29, 2013] Drew Canole is a Nutrition Specialist, Transformation Specialist, and national spokesperson for the benefits of juicing vegetables for health and vitality. He is the founder of Fitlife.TV where he shares “Educational, Inspirational and Entertaining” videos and articles about health, fitness, healing and longevity. Drew Canole’s transformation clients include celebrities, entrepreneurs, CEO’s, authors, and personal development gurus. The success of his firs...

Jul 29, 201334 min

The Myers Way Episode 14: Allergies Eczema and Asthma with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald

[Originally published on July 22nd, 2013] KARA FITZGERALD, ND, received her doctorate of naturopathic medicine from National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She completed the first CNME-accredited post-doctorate position in nutritional biochemistry and laboratory science at Metametrix Clinical Laboratory under the direction of Richard Lord, Ph.D. Her residency was completed at Progressive Medical Center, a large, integrative medical practice in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Fitzgerald i...

Jul 22, 20131 hr 11 min

The Myers Way Episode13: Being Healthy Is A Revolutionary Act with Pilar Gerasimo

[Originally posted on July 14, 2013] Pilar Gerasimo is the founding editor of Experience Life magazine, a pioneering health and fitness publication that reaches 3 million people and has earned more than 100 editorial and design awards over its 12-year history. Pilar is also the creative force behind RevolutionaryAct.com and “101 Revolutionary Ways to Be Healthy” an interactive Web infographic and mobile app that have sparked viral social media interest. While the interactive infographic is no lo...

Jul 14, 201352 min

The Myers Way Episode 12: Biological Dentistry with Stuart Nunnally, DDS

[Originally published on July 8, 2013] Dr. Stuart Nunnally is a graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center Dental School in San Antonio (1980). He maintains an integrative biological dental practice in Marble Falls, Texas where he has treated patients from all fifty states and twenty-four countries. Dr. Nunnally is board certified in naturopathic medicine and is board certified in integrative biologic dental medicine. He serves on the teaching faculty of the Academy of Comprehensi...

Jul 08, 201358 min

The Myers Way Episode 11: Chemical-free and Gluten-free Skin Care with Bob Root

[Originally published on July 1st, 2013] Bob Root is the Chief Technology Officer for Keys Care. He is responsible for the design, development, and manufacturing of Keys products. Keys develops and manufactures natural skin medicines that are chemical-free, vegan, gluten-free, and therapeutic for people and their pets. Bob is a former Fortune 500 high tech CEO and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley and Southern California. His background is product design, industrial design and engineering. He holds...

Jul 01, 201351 min

The Myers Way Episode 10: Sleep Expert Dan Pardi

[Originally posted on June 24, 2013] Dan is the CEO and co-founder of Dan’s Plan, an online wellness and technology company promoting optimal health in our modern world. Prior to founding this company, Dan established a track record of excellence in various health-related occupations, including innovative work in bioinformatics and Scientific and Medical Affairs in the biopharmaceutical industries. Dan has also performed scientific research on diet, exercise, and cancer, and continues to conduct...

Jun 24, 20131 hr 8 min

The Myers Way Episode 9: Conscious Living With Katie Hendricks

[Originally published on June 17, 2013] Kathlyn Hendricks, PhD, has been a pioneer in the field of body-mind integration for nearly forty years. She received her doctorate in transpersonal psychology in 1982 and has been a Board Certified-Dance/Movement Therapist of the American Dance Therapy Association since 1975. She has an international reputation as a seminar leader for health and business professionals. Her seminars specialize in training professionals from many fields in the core skills o...

Jun 17, 201343 min

The Myers Way Episode 8: Paleoista Nell Stephenson

[Originally published on June 10, 2013] Nell is one of the collaborators of The Paleo Diet Cookbook with Dr. Loren Cordain, PhD and Lorrie Cordain, and the author of Paleoista, Gain Energy, Get Lean, and Feel Fabulous with the Diet You Were Born to Eat. Tell us your personal story about going gluten free and then Paleo? Tell us about following a Paleo diet and racing in IronMan competitions? What are some of the biggest myths about carbs and training? What improvements have you seen in your raci...

Jun 10, 201337 min

The Myers Way Episode 7: Clean Gut With Dr. Alejandro Junger

[Originally published on June 2nd, 2013] How do you define the gut? Why do you call the gut the Achilles heel of your body? What causes gut dysfunction? Disease as survival mechanism (major diseases, discussed, depression, heart disease, allergies, autoimmune diseases), – What is the mechanism for depression? – What is the mechanism for autoimmune? Tell us about Biofilms. What are they and why are they important? Let’s talk about the recent article in The New York Times. The Clean Gut Program Is...

Jun 03, 201356 min

The Myers Way Episode 6: Everything You Need To Know About Gluten

[Originally published on May 27, 2013] The Basics What is Gluten? Why is there so much talk about Gluten today? Tell us a little about how the spectrum of intensity of gluten. What differences have you seen with your patients? What is leaky gut? Symptoms of Celiac and Gluten Intolerance What are some of the major symptoms you have seen? What are the symptoms where it is essential to remove gluten? Testing for Celiac and Gluten Intolerance How do we know where we fall on the spectrum of intensity...

May 27, 201352 min

The Myers Way Episode 5: Mycotoxins

[Originally published on May 19, 2013] In this podcast episode, Dr. Myers will discuss everything she knows about mold and mycotoxin. The Story What are mycotoxins? You just came back from a conference on mycotoxins, any new interesting research you found? How did you get interested in this area? Are more people being affected by mycotoxins then before? Patients Cases / Stories What are some patient stories Symptoms How would someone identify if this might be an issue for them? Typical symptoms ...

May 19, 20131 hr

The Myers Way Episode 4: A Functional Medicine Approach To Candida

[Originally published on May 13, 2013] Intro What on earth is Candida? Candida is a fungus, which is a form of yeast, a very small amount of which lives in your mouth and intestines. Its job is to aid with digestion and nutrient absorption, but when it is overproduced it breaks down the wall of the intestine and penetrates the bloodstream, releasing toxic byproducts into your body and causing leaky gut. This can lead to many different health problems ranging from digestive issues to depression. ...

May 13, 201357 min

The Myers Way Episode 3: A Functional Medicine Approach To Thyroid Issues

[Originally published on May 6, 2013] Big Picture “Chris Kresser notes that one in eight women have Hashimoto’s disease as well as up to 10% of women over 60 have clinical or subclinical hypothyroidism.” 1. How common are thyroid issues today? 2. What are the most common Thyroid issues? Mini Med School 1. What is the thyroid and what does it do? 2. What is A brief explanation of the TSH, T4, T3, T3 uptake, Free Thyroxine Index, Free T3, Reverse T3 and Free T4 biomarkers and perhaps their relatio...

May 06, 20131 hr

The Myers Way Episode 2: The Myers Way Program

[Originally published on April 28, 2013] In this podcast, John Rosania, VP of Clean, interviews Dr. Amy Myers about her program The Myers Way and what it can do for our health. Setting the Stage *Dr. Myers’ response to recent NY Times’ article “The Boy With a Thorn in His Joints” The Myers Way Program (Comprehensive Elimination Diet) *What is it and how does it work? *How it helps to find the source of inflammation in the body Phase 1: Elimination Phase *What is it? *Why is it important? *The di...

Apr 28, 201347 min

The Myers Way Episode 1: Dr. Myers’ Journey To Functional Medicine

[Originally published on April 22nd, 2013] Before Med School Dr Myers’ first interest in medicine How you can be eating “health” food but they may be the wrong foods for you. What she learned during in the Peace Corps in Paraguay? The Med school years Why she went to medical school instead of a naturopathic school What medical school is actually like How medical school does not focus on nutrition or getting to the root cause of disease Getting Sick Dr. Myers’ autoimmune condition, Graves’ diseas...

Apr 22, 201345 min
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